“I am pleased to enclose a letter from my immigration attorney which states that, with 100 percent certainty, I correctly went through the legal process when arriving in the US,” she said.

The letter was written by Michael J. Wildes, an immigration attorney whose New York-based law firm has done work for Trump companies, including Trump Models and the Miss Universe Organization, but has never represented Melania.

On Wednesday, the photographer of that shoot said he misspoke and the year was actually 1996.

“It has been suggested by various media outlets that in in 1995 Mrs. Trump illegally worked as a model in the United States while on a visitor visa,” the lawyer said.

“Following a review of her relevant immigration paperwork, I can unequivocally state that these allegations are not supported by the record, and are therefore completely without merit,” wrote lawyer Michael J. Wildes.

He said his review found Melania came here on Aug. 29,1996 on an H1-B visa, which was renewed each year until she got her “self-sponsored” green card as “a model of extraordinary ability” on march 19,2001. She became a US citizen in 2006.